The production of heterosexuality at the high school prom

Thinking Straight: The Power, Promise and Paradox of Heterosexuality

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 193-213

  Best, Amy L ^a,b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203006368     Document Type: Chapter

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